Bryony extension
In this ground floor extension you can see the bathroom floor extending down through the extension kitchen ceiling on the left. So in this area of the extension the ceiling is lower, but the side return extension has a higher ceiling. Another extension has been added on top of the bathroom with floor to ceiling windows to make the most of the views. Another extension is on the roof, for amazing views.
Bi fold doors concertina, can be flush to the floor and can create a floating corner as in this photo. Notice the grill for drainage. Sliding doors will need a track and maybe the opening will not be as wide? French doors are probably a cheaper and more traditional option but will have a smaller opening and will often need a step. French doors can be combined with floor to ceiling fixed glazing on either side.
Window at back of living room changed to a Juliet balcony. But the window could, alternatively, be kept but extend down to the floor. The balcony looks down on an enclosed courtyard which keeps light in the back of the living room. The kitchen extension is at a lower level than living room . You can see from back of living room through the doorway of the extension through another glazed door or window to the garden
Extension on different levels Courtyard in the middle of the extension
The extension is on a two different levels. The lowest level is the kitchen, with an adjoining play area on another level, and the rest of the ground floor on another level
This could be B extension with a doorway replacing the dining area window and view of new back door to garden or window onto garden in the extension
A glazed side return extension makes a kitchen wider and gives scope for a door to the garden.
A half wall by the steps leading down
When knocking down walls sometimes a small section of the old wall remains and can be useful providing alcoves on either side. A wrap around worktop makes use of the section of wall blending the two rooms into one.
In this Victorian house the Hallway passage through to the old kitchen Has been used to widen the middle room/dining area by pushing the wall right back against the stairs to create a wider room. Access to the back of the house is now via the dining room, where there is now room to pass the dining table and bench seating sits in what was the corridor.
Steps go down into the kitchen on both sides of the room, with units in between each set of steps.
How to add a side return and small extension at the rear.
Lovely archway where the old kitchen window has been taken out and probably the space enlarged.
This floor plan shows the middle room - dining area at back of living room or the old kitchen being turned into a utility room because it’s a dark area, possibly made darker by a new extension
A kitchen extension lower than the adjoining room . Using steps
A full width kitchen extension that doesn’t join the back of the living room, but leaves the rear window intact and extends around it. A flat roof extension you can walk on.
Maybe not same shape as your house, but this could be your living room extending at same floor height into an extension, with steps in a different place going sideways down into a lower kitchen.
Steps go down from living room to the new extension, with a half wall beside the steps, including storage.
Use storage as half height walls to allow light to flow. This extension has steps going down, but the kitchen is either relocated to the old dining room, or it stays where it is.
Broken plan - dividing an open space using steps/split level, pocket doors and wide/double door opening
Split level living room down to kitchen, with a side return extension with skylight. Same colour floor helps continuity. Large glass area for garden views. Don’t really like how they’ve done the steps, but you get maximum floor space with this design.
A galley kitchen extension with decking, exterior lighting. Angled decking to add planting space
Long rectangular kitchen with door and windows on the side. Plenty of light.
You can see the old kitchen entrance on the left. Now you enter from the living room or have two entrances
Stairs down into kitchen from the living room
With a lower floor kitchen
The back of living room window now goes down to the floor. Steps lead down to the kitchen and extension The rear hall has been opened and incorporated into the living room
This is your living room with a double height extension looking down onto the kitchen which has been opened on the side to the extension dining area. There are steps but you can’t see them in this pic
Here’s a sunken kitchen or utility with steps up to the extension and garden
Doing interesting things with steps. One step is extended to form a seat or play area, and boldly painted to be a feature
Steal some space from the another room and or the hallway by moving a wall if necessary and creating under stairs loo. May need to change access doorway. So in Bryony’s house access the under stairs loo from the current kitchen. Try to incorporate the hallway, but steps will be problematic. Maybe use part of the current kitchen.
The angled extension end
The angled extension- the corner of the room is chopped off so the larger area of triangular patio has the sun or the view is angled
The extension has doors set at an angle onto a patio. The bay window in the side return is also interesting.
The extension is at an angle
Designing around a grey sofa, with yellow. I think the ‘picture’ might be fabric (called seed heads?) or it could be wrapping paper. Grey walls is a bold step!
The height has been taken from the loft
Steps down from living room into side return extension with skylight
Railings against the opened up window space of the upper room
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